Fluid Dynamics: Theory, Computation, and Numerical  Simulation is the only available book that extends the classical  field of fluid dynamics into the realm of scientific computing in a  way that is both comprehensive and accessible to the beginner. The  theory of fluid dynamics, and the implementation of solution  procedures into numerical algorithms, are discussed hand-in-hand and  with reference to computer programming.   This book serves as an introductory course in fluid mechanics,  covering traditional topics in a way that unifies theory, computation,  computer programming, and numerical simulation. The approach is truly  introductory, in the sense that few prerequisites are required. The  audience includes not only advanced undergraduate and entry-level  graduate students, but also a broad class of scientists and engineers  with a general interest in scientific computing.   Two distinguishing features of the discourse are: solution procedures  and algorithms are developed immediately after problem formulations  are presented; and numerical methods are introduced on a need-to-know  basis and in increasing order of difficulty.   A supplement to this book is the FORTRAN software library FDLIB,  freely available through the Internet, whose programs explicitly  illustrate how computational algorithms translate into computer code  instructions. The codes of FDLIB range from introductory to advanced,  and the problems considered span a broad range of applications; from  laminar channel flows, to vortex flows, to flows in aerodynamics.  Selected computer problems at the end of each section ask the student  to run the programs for various flow conditions, and thereby study the  effect of the various parameters determining or characterizing a flow.    This text is a must for practitioners and students in all fields of  engineering, computational physics, scientific computing, and applied  mathematics. It can be used as a text in both undergraduate and  graduate courses in fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, and computational  fluid dynamics.

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